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[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

Generally speaking, wtf?!

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

Teleportation experts.

[–] MerryJaneDoe@piefed.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

First, who the fuck is an expert on teleporting to Waffle House?

Second, why the fuck are the experts "dubious" instead of incredulous or openly condescending? JFC, c'mon experts, do better!

[–] webp@mander.xyz 2 points 44 minutes ago

Who are the teleportation experts?

[–] HairyHarry@lemmy.world 16 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You actually have to be an expert to be dubious of this?

If yes, what kind of expert?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

The kind of expert Waffle House hires or feeds:

among roughly two dozen workers and regulars interviewed this week at Rome’s three Waffle House locations, none said they were aware of anyone traveling to the 24-hour restaurants by paranormal means,

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This statement looks like it came from a redacted document from FBC headquarters. What in the Remedyverse is this?

[–] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Reporter: "Hello, I'm from the New York Times, and I'd like to ask whether you're aware of anyone who has teleported to this Waffle House?"

Waffle House employee: Thinking "there are some real weirdos who come in here". "Uh, no."

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 48 minutes ago

Also people who aren't experts are raising a single eyebrow.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"FEMA official blacked out and came to at a Waffle House"

FTFY

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 1 points 27 minutes ago

blacked out and came to at a Waffle House

I have a proposal to add this to the Waffle House FAQs, if they have them.

Q: I teleported to Waffle House. Am I a god? Was I abducted by aliens? Am I the most important person in history?

A: While we cannot definitively rule out any of those things, every time this has happened in the past was due to the customer blacking out and going to the only place that was open at the time. In fact, this situation accounts for a large portion of our revenue. Don't think of yourself as a pathetic brainless drunk loser. You're an important part of the economy.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

No we’re not doing “experts are dubious.”

We’re at “society is sick of this shit go away asshole,” and have been for some time now.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 22 minutes ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understatement

Understatement is an expression of lesser strength than what the speaker or writer actually means or than what is normally expected. It is the opposite of embellishment or exaggeration, and is used for emphasis, irony, hedging, or humor.

Understatement also merges the comic with the ironic, as in Mark Twain's comment, "The report of my death was an exaggeration."

[–] MerryJaneDoe@piefed.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

Your average American is not intelligent enough to decipher the clever wordsmithing of the average journalist.

In an age where sensationalistic headlines are the norm, an understated headline can seem to lend credibility to the absurd.

This is not a problem, though. I enjoy eating popcorn and watching the world burn.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

"Experts are dubious" ok that's sorta funny, but it's too bad this is such a serious position being held by a blackout Christian drunk.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (3 children)

Strangely after teleporting I always wake up with a headache and memory loss.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 39 minutes ago

I haven't teleported since this one time where I immediately got lost and had to ask a dragon for a ride home. I woke up naked on my neighbor's porch with a tattered ribbon of red silk tied around my penis.

[–] notabot@piefed.social 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It's terrible what the aliens do to people after they scoop them up and before they teleport them back to Earth. There's probes and prodding and general dubious medical practices. That's probably what causes it. I've heard they use certain solvents to pacify people first though, so you might fail a breath test when you first return.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 29 minutes ago

Yeah I think they are examining my head a bit too much. So much I'm sometimes also dizzy from it?!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

And for some reason it's always right after twenty beers

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 24 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

Surely that's a coincidence. If it was the beer, how come you don't teleport a little bit after 1 beer?
My logic is infallible, and by my logic we can 100% exclude that beer has anything to do with it.

The power of deduction baby. 😋

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 38 minutes ago

Bruh, you weren't drinking beers, those were glasses of Ayahuasca.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

Experts are dubious that he teleported to Waffle House. CNN investigation reveals it was really an IHOP.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

Gregg Phillips, who is in charge of responding to fires and floods, says...

Well, I feel safe in knowing that my life and property is in secure and competent hands 🫤

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm dubious, does that make me an expert? Can I start getting the expert checks?